The class is broken and unsupported. I have updated the docs indicating such.
Scott >-----Original Message----- >From: yocto-boun...@yoctoproject.org [mailto:yocto- >boun...@yoctoproject.org] On Behalf Of Robert P. J. Day >Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 7:16 AM >To: Yocto discussion list >Subject: [yocto] what is the future for package_tar.bbclass? > > > once upon a time, richard purdie didn't see much use for the packaging class >file package_tar.bbclass: > >http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2014- >July/094843.html > >however, that packaging format is still mentioned at the very end of section >3.4 in the YP reference manual. is there a plan for keeping it, deleting it, >ignoring it, etc? > >rday > >-- > >=========================================================== >============= >Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA > http://crashcourse.ca > >Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday >LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday >=========================================================== >============= >-- >_______________________________________________ >yocto mailing list >yocto@yoctoproject.org >https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto -- _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto